User manual SONY VAIO VPC-Z13KGX/X

[. . . ] 16 Recovering your VAIO system when you can start Windows. 18 Recovering your VAIO system when you cannot start Windows. 22 Erasing all of your data on your hard disk with Wipe and Erase Data. Before using your computer This booklet explains how to resolve problems, make a backup copy of your data, and recover your Sony VAIO® computer system with the following VAIO software applications and Windows features in case of computer malfunctions. [. . . ] To display the window, follow these steps: 1 Turn on your computer. 2 Press the F8 key (press and hold the Fn key and press the F8 key on VGN-UX series models) when the VAIO logo appears. 3 Make sure the option to restore the computer, which is listed on the top of the boot option window, is selected, then press the Enter key. If you are using the SonicStage software, use the SonicStage Backup Tool software to make backup copies of music or graphics data before running the System Restore command in order to avoid loss of important data. If you do not use the SonicStage Backup Tool software to make the backup copies, the management information in the music database will become inconsistent, which may make all the music data you recorded or imported earlier unavailable for playback. After having restored your system (through the System Restore command), be sure to use the SonicStage Backup Tool software to make the saved music data available for playback. For more information on how to use the SonicStage Backup Tool software, see the software's help files. Backing up and restoring your data with the VAIO software You can also make a backup copy of your data with the Rescue Data software and restore the rescued data with the VAIO Data Restore Tool software. To back up your data with Rescue Data The Rescue Data software enables you to rescue (back up) your data on the hard disk even when you cannot start Windows. There are two options to rescue your files. Handle rescued files with care to protect from unauthorized access. Restore system files from the latest restore point when your computer was working normally. Restore your data from the backup copy made with the Windows Complete PC Backup and Restore feature (available on models with Windows Vista Ultimate or Windows Vista Business only) (see page 8). You cannot restore your files which you have changed or created after the backup. If you have such files and want to restore them, make backup copies of them with the Rescue Data software. For instructions on how to use the Rescue Data software, see "To back up your data with Rescue Data" on page 11. Make backup copies of your files with the Rescue Data software if you have not yet made them (see page 11). Examine your computer hardware (a CPU, memory module, hard disk, etc. ) with the VAIO Hardware Diagnostics software. For instructions on how to use the software, see the help file on the VAIO Hardware Diagnostics software. If you still cannot start Windows, recover your computer system (see page 16). This section describes how to recover your computer system. [. . . ] This section describes how to change the partition sizes. It allows you to organize your data or software on each hard disk partition more effectively. the computer has a partition (C drive) only with the default settings. You can repartition the hard disk into two partitions: C drive and D drive, and use the D drive as a location to back up your data. [. . . ]